| Weightlifting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earl's Court |
| Dates | 9–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 120 from 30 nations |
Theweightlifting competition at the1948 Summer Olympics inLondon consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Argentina (8)
Australia (2)
Austria (6)
Belgium (3)
Burma (1)
Canada (5)
Cuba (3)
Denmark (4) Egypt (8)
Finland (4)
France (9) Great Britain (10)
Guyana (2)
Hungary (3)
India (2) Iran (5)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (2) South Korea (8)
Mexico (3) Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (1)
Pakistan (2)
Peru (3)
Philippines (1)
South Africa (2) Sweden (4)
Switzerland (3) Trinidad and Tobago (1) United States (12) |  | ||
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